Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs New Mexico State Aggies Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs New Mexico State Aggies

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM

TV: ESPN+

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (18-8) are headed to Pan American Center on Saturday where they will compete against the New Mexico State Aggies (11-15).

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs took the court against FIU and notched a win by a score of 75-68 in their last contest. Louisiana Tech ended the contest with a 47.9% field goal percentage (23 of 48) and buried 6 of their 10 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 23 of 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 8 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding the defense, Louisiana Tech allowed the other team to shoot 36.7% from the floor on 22 out of 60 shooting. FIU distributed 10 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Furthermore, FIU pulled down 23 rebounds (11 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't have a block. FIU shot 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 21 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 16 and FIU racked up 22 personal fouls.

Isaiah Crawford is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He accumulated 24 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also pulled down 6 boards. He finished the game at 87.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Louisiana Tech enters this game with a win-loss record of 18-8 on the campaign. They average 75.1 points per game (147th in D-1) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 36.3% on three-point shots (190 of 524) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Louisiana Tech is pulling down 38.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 330 dimes for the campaign, which is 245th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 7th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 254 surrendered for the campaign. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 38.9% (580 of 1,491) and they relinquish 33.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 32.6% from 3-point land while they are 11th in college basketball in opponents PPG (63.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the New Mexico State Aggies went home defeated by a final of 72-58 when they played Western Kentucky. The Aggies collected 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Western Kentucky was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 10 tries. They were able to make 5 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. When discussing shooting from downtown, New Mexico State buried 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies finished the game shooting 23 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Aggies permitted Western Kentucky to bury 26 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% for the contest. They finished 26.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 19 and finished the game at 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). When talking about how they rebounded, New Mexico State permitted Western Kentucky to pull down 37 in total (9 offensive).

Jaden Harris ended up having an impact for the Aggies in the game. He buried 5 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 13 points in his 27 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

New Mexico State has a mark of 11-15 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Aggies are shooting 42.4% from the field, which is ranked 296th in the country. New Mexico State has scored 1,780 pts for the season (68.5 per contest) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per contest (321st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. The Aggies commit 20.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 181st in the country in points given up per game with 71.8. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (42nd in college hoops). The New Mexico State defense allows 33.2% from downtown (209 of 630) and their opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.0 dimes and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 200th and 219th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisiana Tech

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